Connection lost with Workgroup networks
Posted by Sinclair Hughes on 07 November 2025 11:22 AM

Practices that are using Workgroup networking may find the connections between their computers have been lost, after a Windows 11 update.

It appears the file sharing is being broken if the SID is the same/similar between systems.

The fix is you need to regenerate the Windows SID.

You can use an app at https://www.stratesave.com/html/sidchg.html